Having said that, Brown fully deserves it. He just seems to have the knack for big plays. And I always thought Sanders would be the better of the two. When is the last time the Steelers' return guy made the pro bowl? Louis Lipps?

I love me some Antonio Brown, and while the MVP vote is trivial to me, this has put a notion in my brain about Ben's popularity on the team. Clearly, there's no doubt that Ben is the MVP of this team, right? So I'm wondering whether the players voted against the obvious QB pick (since any team with even a top-10 or so QB could just as well vote that guy their MVP before a single game is even played) in a spirit of blue-collar team camaraderie and a recognition of Brown's obvious hard work, or does this reflect the fact that Ben is still not a popular guy in the locker room? And should anyone give a shit, even if that's true? I'm guessing that, in general, it's better to have a QB that's liked by teammates than not, but maybe this isn't so unusual.